New Streamlined Process for Submitting Information Used in USCIS VIBE
"The
independent information provider (IIP) for USCIS's Validation
Instrument for Business Enterprises (VIBE) program has launched a new
streamlined online process for certain USCIS petitioners and other U.S.
government...

"8 C.F.R. § 1240.66(b)(1) means what it says: In order to be eligible for special rule cancellation of removal under that provision, an alien must not be inadmissible by virtue of having committed certain crimes specified in § 212 of the INA or deportable by virtue of having committed...

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"The National Benefits Center has reported receiving approximately 7,000 I-601A waiver applications during the first four months of the program, although it is not releasing statistics on approvals or denials. It also reported that most of the rejected applications are due to failure to submit proof...

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"Section 4 of Assembly Bill 263, effective January 1, 2014, adds this new provision (Section 1024.6) to the state's Labor Code:
1024.6. An employer may not discharge an employee or in any manner discriminate, retaliate, or take any adverse action against an employee because the employee updates...

"IRAC has released the March 2014 update to its Index of Unpublished Decisions of the Board of Immigration Appeals . The Index is organized by subject matter and contains links to helpful rulings selected from an ongoing review of more than 6,000 unpublished BIA decisions.
Individuals who have...

" U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) invites you to participate in a stakeholder teleconference and listening session on Wednesday, May 28, 2014 , from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. (Eastern) regarding recent developments relating to the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) and appeals processing...

A Washington Times article references a 27-page document on the 'particular social group' (PSG) aspect of asylum adjudications, discussed during an April 23, 2015 Senate Judiciary Committee hearing .
The document, dated April 15, 2015 and entitled "Update on New and Novel PSGS" is...

Release 150, Sept. 2015 . Not yet a subscriber? Immigration Law and Procedure is the 21-Volume "Bible'' of immigration law that has been cited in over 450 federal court decisions in cases from across the U.S. circuit courts of appeals, federal district courts, and the U.S. Supreme Court...

IRAC, Sept. 16, 2015 - "The Immigrant & Refugee Appellate Center, LLC, is pleased to release the most recent update to the 2015 edition of the Index of Unpublished BIA Decisions , which now contains decisions issued through August 11, 2015.
Among other newly added cases, the Index now contains...

IRAC, Oct. 22, 2015 - "The Immigrant & Refugee Appellate Center, LLC, is pleased to release the most recent update to the 2015 edition of the Index of Unpublished BIA Decisions , which now contains decisions issued through October 14, 2015.
Among other newly added cases, the Index now contains...

Stakeholder email from USCIS, Nov. 6, 2015:
"USCIS recently published an update to the following forms and supplements:
Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status
Form I-485 Supplement A, Adjustment of Status Under Section 245(i)
Instructions for Form...

USCIS, Dec. 2015
Update to Form I-824, Application for Action on an Approved Application or Petition . New edition dated 10/21/15. (Starting 02/08/16, USCIS will only accept the 10/21/15 edition. Until then, you can use the 09/30/13 edition).
Update to Form I-817, Application for Family Unity...

IRAC, Feb. 18, 2016 - "The Immigrant & Refugee Appellate Center, LLC, is pleased to release the most recent update to the 2016 edition of the Index of Unpublished BIA Decisions, which now contains decisions issued through February 8, 2016.
Among other newly added cases, the Index now contains...

UNCLASSIFED 16 STATE 23732
Mar 7, 2016
SUBJECT: Updates to 9 FAM 402.10-4(E) - Guidance on Implementing the H-2B Returning Worker Program
SUMMARY. On December 22, 2015, Congress included in the Consolidated Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2016 the reinstatement of the H-2B Returning Worker...

IRAC, Mar. 17, 2016 - "The Immigrant & Refugee Appellate Center, LLC, is pleased to release the most recent update to the 2016 edition of the Index of Unpublished BIA Decisions , which now contains decisions issued through March 10, 2016.
Among other newly added cases, the Index now contains...

Here is a link to the Highlights from the April 2016 release of updates to ILP. Immigration Law and Procedure is a 21-Volume "Bible'' of immigration law that has been cited in over 450 federal court decisions in cases from across the U.S. circuit courts of appeals, federal district courts...